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  Washington DC (AFNS) Jan 25, 2022 While the United States military remains "the best in the world," Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said Jan. 19 that the Air and Space Forces must move quickly to adapt and modernize to offset actions by China and others that have dented the "presumption of superiority" held by the U.S. Kendall offered the assessment during a 45-minute "virtual fireside chat" sponsored by the Center for a New American Security or CNAS, a Washington-based think tank that is influential on questio ... read more |
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China's Mars orbiter sends back selfie video on Lunar New Year eveBeijing (XNA) Feb 01, 2022 China's Mars probe Tianwen-1 extended festival greetings to the Chinese people with stunning video footage captured by a camera on its orbiter to snap selfies above the red planet on Monday, the eve ... more  
China, Russia to start building lunar research station by 2026Washington DC (UPI) Jan 28, 2021 China said Friday that it expects to sign a space agreement with Russia by the end of this year that will include construction of a joint lunar research facility. ... more  
China Focus: China to explore lunar polar regions, mulling human landing: white paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will explore the moon's polar regions and is mulling over a manned lunar landing in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Friday. The white paper, titled "China's ... more  
Pentagon hopes to 'Light a Fire' for hypersonic development during high-level defense meetingMoscow (Sputnik) Feb 01, 2022 In October 2021, Gen. John Hyten, then-vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned that China's military capabilities would soon surpass that of both Washington and Moscow. Hyten claimed that ... more |
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China to improve space infrastructure with new satellites, technologies: white paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will continue to improve its space infrastructure, and integrate remote-sensing, communications, navigation, and positioning satellite technologies in the next five years, according to a white ... more 
China to boost satellite services, space technology application: white paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will continue to boost public services with satellites and promote the application and transfer of space technology in the next five years, according to a white paper on the country's space pr ... more 
China's cooperation with int'l space community fruitfulBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China has been engaged with the international space community over the past five years, yielding fruitful results in space science, technology and application, a Chinese official said Friday. ... more 
China to improve space debris monitoring: white paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will improve space debris monitoring in the next five years to ensure the safe, stable and orderly operation of the space system, according to a white paper on the country's space activities r ... more  
Lithuanian firms grapple with China's 'undeclared sanctions'Vilnius (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 For Lithuanian peat exporter Kazimiras Kaminskas, a resolution of the dispute with China cannot come soon enough as his business is hit by what the government calls Beijing's "undeclared sanctions". ... more |
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Japan parliament adopts resolution on China rights issuesTokyo (AFP) Feb 1, 2022 Japan's parliament on Tuesday passed a rare resolution expressing concern about rights issues in China, including the treatment of its Uyghur Muslim population and Hong Kong, days before the Beijing Olympics open. ... more 
China welcomes intl cooperation in space station, explorations: White paperBeijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 China will employ its space station for carrying out astronomical observations, Earth science and research, and space science experiments in the next five years, according to a white paper published ... more  
US, Taiwan VPs 'spoke briefly' at Honduras presidential inaugurationTaipei (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 The vice presidents of Taiwan and the United States had a brief exchange at the inauguration of Honduras's new leader, the island's state media reported Friday, a first encounter that will likely stoke US-China tensions. ... more
UN says no rights report on China's Xinjiang before OlympicsGeneva (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 The UN acknowledged Friday that a widely anticipated report on human rights in Xinjiang, where China stands accused of serious abuses against minority Uyghur Muslims, will not be published before the Olympics. ... more  
China Unicom says no 'justifiable grounds' for US banBeijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 China Unicom said Friday there were no "justifiable grounds" for a US order that banned the company from operating in the country on national security concerns. ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jan 28, 2022 
China will explore the moon's polar regions and is mulling over a manned lunar landing in the coming five years, according to a white paper released on Friday.
The white paper, titled "China's Space Program: A 2021 Perspective," said China will continue its studies and research "on the plan for a human lunar landing."
A new-generation manned spacecraft will be developed to support it ... more |
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 Vilnius (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 
For Lithuanian peat exporter Kazimiras Kaminskas, a resolution of the dispute with China cannot come soon enough as his business is hit by what the government calls Beijing's "undeclared sanctions".
Kaminskas, who heads up Klasmann-Deilmann Lietuva, has around 200 containers loaded with peat substrates that are stuck in several Chinese ports.
"When we try to clear customs and choose the ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Jan 29, 2022 
France plans to send several hundred soldiers to Romania as part of a possible deployment on NATO's eastern flank, Defence Minister Florence Parly said Saturday amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron had recently expressed France's "readiness to go further, and within the framework of NATO to commit to new missions... in particular in Romania".
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 Tokyo (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan's atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US start-up run by Bill Gates that is building a next-generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming.
American billionaire Gates is the founder and chair of TerraPower, which plans to build its plant in the US state by 2028 using a new technology called Natrium, touted as a "c ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 
China Unicom said Friday there were no "justifiable grounds" for a US order that banned the company from operating in the country on national security concerns.
The decision by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday was the latest broadside in a standoff that has seen Beijing and Washington clash over trade, technology, human rights and other issues.
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Tokyo (AFP) Jan 27, 2022
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan's atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US start-up run by Bill Gates that is building a next-generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming.
American billionaire Gates is the founder and chair of TerraPower, which plans to build its plant in the US state by 2028 using a new technology called Natrium, touted as a "c ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2022 
Trailing-edge noise is the dominant source of sound from aeronautical and turbine engines like those in airplanes, drones, and wind turbines. Suppressing this noise pollution is a major environmental goal for some urban areas.
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University used the characteristics of owl wings to inform airfoil design and significantly ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Jan 27, 2022 
Major societal challenges are not discipline specific - such complex challenges require the knowledge and expertise of multiple and varied fields to develop effective and comprehensive solutions together. But, given the sheer breadth of any single academic or industrial area, how can individuals learn enough to facilitate necessary crosstalk?
That's the problem facing atmospheric scientist ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2022  A senior US official said Monday that time was running out for nuclear negotiations with Iran and urged Tehran to agree to direct talks to help forge a deal.
Speaking on background, the official said that Iran's nuclear program was nearing "breakout" toward nuclear weapons capability, leaving just "weeks" to reach a deal that would put the program on hold and ease sanctions on the country. ... more |
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 Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2021 
The Air Force Research Laboratory's complementary position, navigation, and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype achieved three important objectives in flight tests conducted here November 1-10.
The test team - representing a broad base of Air Force, Navy, and vendor organizations - successfully executed eight sorties aboard a T-38C aircraft, which included the first test of the PNT AgilePod on ... more |
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 Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2022 
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered Pentagon officials Thursday to undertake reforms to reduce the number of civilian deaths from military strikes after multiple unjustified fatal incidents.
"The protection of civilians is fundamentally consistent with the effective, efficient and decisive use of force in pursuit of US national interests," Austin said in a directive issued to Departmen ... more |
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 Raleigh NC (SPX) Jan 27, 2022 
Engineering researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated a new type of flexible, robotic grippers that are able to lift delicate egg yolks without breaking them, and that are precise enough to lift a human hair. The work has applications for both soft robotics and biomedical technologies.
The work draws on the art of kirigami, which involves both cutting and folding t ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Jan 28, 2022 
Days after buying over-the-counter medicine from a pharmacy in Beijing, university student Yu was stunned to find her prized green health code - the essential rating needed to enter the city's shops, offices and public transport - was gone.
In a scene being repeated across the Chinese capital, a pop-up window now warned the app could no longer ascertain her coronavirus risk status.
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 Taipei (AFP) Jan 28, 2022  The vice presidents of Taiwan and the United States had a brief exchange at the inauguration of Honduras's new leader, the island's state media reported Friday, a first encounter that will likely stoke US-China tensions.
China considers democratic, self-ruled Taiwan a part of its territory, to be retaken by force if necessary, and says its status is one of the most sensitive issues in Beijin ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Jan 28, 2022  The UN acknowledged Friday that a widely anticipated report on human rights in Xinjiang, where China stands accused of serious abuses against minority Uyghur Muslims, will not be published before the Olympics.
Pressure has been mounting on the United Nations Rights Office to publish its report quickly, amid fears that China will use the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, which start next week, to di ... more |
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